2011–12 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2011–12 season
ChairmanDerek Llambias
Chris Mort
ManagerAlan Pardew
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Demba Ba (16)
All: Demba Ba (16)
Highest home attendance52,546
vs. Manchester City
6 May 2012
Lowest home attendance30,190
vs. Blackburn Rovers
7 January 2012
Average home league attendance48,983

In the 2011–12 football season, English club Newcastle United competed in the Premier League for the second consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 119th season of professional football.

In this season, Newcastle finished in fifth place in the Premier League, thus qualifying for the following season's Europa League. After going through their first 11 games unbeaten, Newcastle then failed to win in six consecutive games in November and December, mainly due to a spate of injuries among key defenders. The team recorded a resounding 3–0 home win over champions Manchester United in January and were hammered 5–0 by Tottenham Hotspur in February. The January transfer window saw the arrival of Senegalese striker Papiss Cissé, who quickly became a core part of the team, scoring 13 goals in 14 appearances.

This article shows statistics and lists details of all matches played by the club during the season.

Chronological list of events

  • 10 June 2011: Yohan Cabaye is signed from Lille for an undisclosed fee. The fee though is reported to be £4.3 million by several media outlets.
  • 16 June 2011: Kevin Nolan's transfer to West Ham United is completed for an undisclosed fee. The fee is believed to be £3 million but could rise to £4 million.
New signing Demba Ba became Newcastle's top scorer for the season
  • 17 June 2011: West Ham striker Demba Ba signs for Newcastle on a three-year deal on a free transfer.
  • 18 June 2011: Newcastle agree to sign winger Sylvain Marveaux on a five-year deal on 1 July 2011 when his contract with Rennes expires.
  • 1 July 2011: Newcastle sign young French midfielder Mehdi Abeid on a five-year deal after his Lens contract expires.
  • 15 July 2011: Newcastle begin pre-season with a 2–0 win away at Darlington. Newcastle's second goal, scored by Sammy Ameobi, caused a pitch invasion which held up the game for ten minutes.
  • 6 August 2011: The Magpies's only friendly at St James' Park, against Italian giants Fiorentina, is abandoned after 63 minutes due to players slipping over the pitch because of heavy rain.
  • 9 August 2011: Newcastle complete the signing of Manchester United midfielder Gabriel Obertan on a five-year deal.
  • 13 August 2011: The Magpies Start the 2011–12 Premier League season with an impressive 0–0 draw at home to Arsenal, who dominate chances forcing stand-in goalkeeper Tim Krul to make plenty of saves.
  • 17 August 2011: Goalkeeper Fraser Forster re-joins Celtic on a season-long loan.
  • 20 August 2011: A free-kick goal from Ryan Taylor gives Newcastle a 1–0 win at local rivals Sunderland, who have Phil Bardsley sent off late on. The win sends Alan Pardew's team top of the Premier League for 45 minutes until Liverpool's shock 2–0 win at Arsenal.
  • 25 August 2011: In the second round of League Cup, Newcastle come from behind to beat League One side Scunthorpe United 2–1 at Glanford Park with another excellent free-kick from Ryan Taylor as well as Sammy Ameobi's first goal for the club, coming in extra-time.
  • 26 August 2011: Joey Barton completes a move to Queens Park Rangers on a free transfer.
Newcastle midfielder Jonás Gutiérrez
  • 12 September 2011: Joey Barton makes his QPR debut against former club Newcastle in a goalless draw at Loftus Road.
  • 16 September 2011: Midfielder/striker Ryan Donaldson joins Tranmere Rovers on a one-month loan.
  • 17 September 2011: Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given makes a number saves for Aston Villa in a 1–1 draw with Newcastle at Villa Park.
  • 20 September 2011: A dramatic League Cup Third Round tie at Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest sees the Magpies win 4–3 after extra-time.
  • 24 September 2011: Demba Ba scores his first three Newcastle goals in a 3–1 win over Blackburn Rovers just three hours after the two teams were drawn together for the fourth round of the League Cup.
  • 30 September 2011: Goalkeeper Ole Söderberg joins Darlington on a one-month loan.
  • 1 October 2011: After a Demba Ba header puts Newcastle in front against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, Jonás Gutiérrez scores another solo goal in 2–1 win over the West Midlanders who had a goal disallowed in stoppage time denying them a point.
  • 16 October 2011: After Rafael van der Vaart penalty, followed by a Demba Ba equaliser, two excellent strikes from Jermain Defoe and Shola Ameobi mean Newcastle's match with Tottenham Hotpspur at St James' Park finishes 2–2.
  • 22 October 2011: Yohan Cabaye's first goal for the club gives Newcastle a narrow 1–0 win over struggling Wigan Athletic and keep the club's unbeaten to 14 games in all competitions, going back to early May.
  • 24 October 2011: Goalkeeper Steve Harper joins Brighton & Hove Albion on a one-month loan.
  • 26 October 2011: Newcastle's unbeaten run ends in the Fourth Round of the League Cup against Blackburn. There are three controversial penalty decisions in the match (two for Blackburn, one for Newcastle), with each penalty scored, but Blackburn's Gaël Givet nonetheless scores an extra-time winner, despite offside calls from the Magpies.
  • 31 October 2011: Exactly a year after thrashing local rivals Sunderland 5–1, with Kevin Nolan scoring a hat-trick, Demba Ba scores all three Newcastle goals in a 3–1 win at Stoke City, giving Tony Pulis's side their first home defeat of the season.
  • 5 November 2011: A John Heitinga own goal and a screamer from Ryan Taylor give Newcastle a 2–1 win over Everton, putting the Magpies second in the Premier League until Manchester United's 1–0 home win over Sunderland.
  • 19 November 2011: Newcastle's unbeaten run comes to an end with a 3–1 defeat at league leaders and eventual champions Manchester City; Dan Gosling's first Newcastle goal in the 89th minute is only a consolation for the Magpies.
  • 21 November 2011: Kazenga LuaLua joins Brighton on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee while James Tavernier joins Sheffield Wednesday and Nile Ranger joins Barnsley on loan deals until January.
  • 26 November 2011: After a goalless first-half against defending champions Manchester United at Old Trafford, a goal from Javier Hernández and a Demba Ba penalty before Jonás Gutiérrez's red card Tim Krul makes a lot of saves in stoppage time although the home side's goalscorer has another goal disallowed.
  • 27 November 2011: The death of Newcastle legend Gary Speed shocks the football world; BBC News reported that the Wales national team manager had committed suicide.
  • 3 December 2011: Newcastle suffer their first home defeat of the season as Chelsea put in a superb performance in a 3–0 win, although Tim Krul saved a Frank Lampard penalty. Blues defender David Luiz was lucky not to be sent off for an early foul on Demba Ba
  • 4 December 2011: Newcastle are drawn at home to Blackburn for the Third Round of the FA Cup.
  • 10 December 2011: Despite another two goals from Demba Ba, Newcastle crash to a 4–2 defeat at Norwich City. This is the first time since March they have suffered two successive Premier League losses, meaning Alan Pardew's team go down to seventh in the Premier League.
  • 17 December 2011: Excellent saves from Dutch goalkeepers Tim Krul and Michel Vorm mean Newcastle are held to a goalless draw at home to Swansea; Ba goes closest with a scissor kick which hit the post.
  • 21 December 2011: Newcastle's longest winless run of the season extends to six games with a shock 3–2 loss to West Bromwhich Albion, who extend their unbeaten away run to three games.
  • 26 December 2011: The Magpies end their winless run and claim their first Boxing Day win since 2001 by beating 19th-placed Bolton Wanderers 2–0 with two excellent goals in two minutes from Hatem Ben Arfa and Demba Ba.
  • 30 December 2011: Despite taking the lead at Anfield through an own goal by Daniel Agger, although Liverpool come back to win 3–1 via a brace from former Newcastle favourite Craig Bellamy and a fantastic goal from captain Steven Gerrard.
  • 4 January 2012: Virgin Money replaced Northern Rock as sponsor under Northern Rock's current deal; Virgin signed a new two-year deal to be the shirt sponsor for the club. In their first Virgin-sponsored game Newcastle beat Manchester United 3–0.
  • 7 January 2012: After falling behind at home to Blackburn in the FA Cup, two excellent goals from Hatem Ben Arfa – who would win ESPN's Player of the Round – and Jonás Gutiérrez in stoppage time win the game 2–1 for Newcastle.
  • 8 January 2012: In the first FA Cup Fourth Round tie to be drawn, the Magpies are given a trip to shock Championship promotion challengers Brighton.
  • 15 January 2012: Leon Best scores his first goal since September in a 1–0 win over QPR, taking the Magpies back up to sixth.
  • 17 January 2012: Papiss Cissé signs for Newcastle United on a 5+12-year deal for around £8 million.
  • 21 January 2012: After Danny Guthrie's first half screamer (his first of the season), a nightmare second-half, including a Clint Dempsey hat-trick and a Mike Williamson red card, mean Newcastle suffer a 5–2 loss to Fulham at Craven Cottage.
  • 28 January 2012: Just a week after his red card at Fulham (suspensions only for Premier League matches), Mike Williamson scores an own goal as Newcastle suffer a shock FA Cup Fourth Round loss at Brighton, the second year the centre-back has netted an own goal in a Newcastle FA Cup loss to lower league opposition.
  • 29 January 2012: Midfielder Alan Smith joins Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season.
  • 31 January 2012: Defender James Tavernier joins Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season.
  • 1 February 2012: In Newcastle's last match without Demba Ba, Papiss Cissé and Cheik Tioté, they beat Blackburn 2–0, the second time in three-and-a-half weeks and the third time this season they have beaten Steve Kean's side (in all competitions). Goals came from a Scott Dann own goal and Gabriel Obertan's first Premier League goal. Goalkeeper Tim Krul also saved a David Dunn penalty.
  • 5 February 2012: Demba Ba scores on his return to the Premier League against Aston Villa. After a Robbie Keane equaliser, Papiss Cissé scores a half-volley on his debut resulting in a 2–1 win that moves the Tynesiders up to fifth.
  • 11 February 2012: After being touted as major UEFA Champions League contenders, Newcastle traveled to White Hart Lane and incurred an in-form Spurs side who ripped the normally solid Newcastle formation apart to hammer them 5–0 (4–0 at half time), the Magpies' biggest defeat of the season.
  • 25 February 2012: Newcastle lose a 2–0 lead at home to Wolves and are held to a 2–2 draw; Chelsea take advantage and beat Bolton 3–0.
  • 4 March 2012: In a tense Tyne-Wear Derby against Sunderland, Newcastle go a goal down after Nicklas Bendtner converts a penalty. Demba Ba misses a penalty, but Shola Ameobi's late equaliser earns the Magpies a point in the 1–1 draw.
  • 12 March 2012: After Hatem Ben Arfa gives Newcastle the lead against Arsenal, the Gunners become the first club to win four consecutive Premier League matches from behind, having already done it against Sunderland, Tottenham and Liverpool; their goals against Newcastle were from Robin van Persie and Thomas Vermaelen.
  • 18 March 2012: Papiss Cissé scores the only goal of Newcastle's 1–0 win over Norwich, helping them close the gap on Chelsea and ending a four-game winless run and starting a run of six consecutive wins.
  • 22 March 2012: Nile Ranger joins Sheffield Wednesday on loan until the end of the season.
  • 25 March 2012: A fantastic first-half performance against West Brom sees an excellent goal each for Hatem Ben Arfa and Papiss Cissé and a tap-in for the Senegalese striker mean the Magpies are 3–0 up at half-time. A Shane Long consolation for West Brom mean Pardew's side win 3–1.
  • 1 April 2012: Two excellent goals from Papiss Cissé help Newcastle to a 2–0 win over Liverpool, who have goalkeeper Pepe Reina sent off, forcing former Newcastle defender José Enrique to play goal.
  • 4 April 2012: James Tavernier is recalled early from his loan spell with MK Dons.
  • 6 April 2012: Two more goals from Papiss Cissé, including a sublime chip, help Newcastle to a 2–0 win at Swansea, taking the Magpies up to fifth before Chelsea's controversial win over Wigan the following day.
  • 9 April 2012: A solo goal from Ben Arfa and a Cissé goal give Newcastle a 2–0 win over struggling Bolton, taking the Magpies back up to fifth.
  • 14 April 2012: Liverpool reach the FA Cup final at the expense of Everton. The result guarantees Newcastle UEFA Europa League football for the 2012–13 season if they finish between fifth and seventh.
  • 21 April 2012: Newcastle's 3–0 victory against Stoke guarantees them finishing sixth place or higher in the Premier League, meaning they are certain to at least play in the Europa League during the 2012–13 season.
  • 28 April 2012: Newcastle travel to Wigan after six consecutive wins, but lose 4–0, with all goals scored in the first-half.
  • 2 May 2012: Newcastle record their first league win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge since 1986, 2–0. Both goals are scored by Cissé, including the goal which would win the Goal of the Season award in stoppage time.
  • 6 May 2012: Two excellent second-half goals from Yaya Touré mean Pardew's team slip to a 2–0 loss at home to eventual champions Manchester City in front of 52,389 spectators, the biggest ever Premier League attendance at St James' Park.
  • 8 May 2012: Liverpool's shock 4–1 win over Chelsea means Newcastle are guaranteed to finish above both teams in the Premier League.
  • 11 May 2012: Alan Pardew wins Premier League Manager of the Season and the League Managers Association of the Year.
  • 13 May 2012: Newcastle miss out on a Champions League place after a 3–1 loss at Everton on the final day of the season, as well as Arsenal's 3–2 win at West Brom and Tottenham's 2–0 win over Fulham. Spurs, however, miss out on a Champions League spot after sixth-placed Chelsea win the Champions League six days later, guaranteeing them a spot in the 2012–13 Champions League as defending champions which comes at the expense of Spurs, who instead go into the Europa League.

Club

Team kit

Puma will be supplying the team kits for a final season, unless they extend their current contract. Puma will be designing three new kits for Newcastle. The initial kit sponsor was Northern Rock, who entered their ninth year of sponsoring the team. In 2011, a clause was triggered to end Northern Rock's deal early at the end of this season. On 1 January 2012, Virgin Money bought Northern Rock and on 4 January, Virgin replaced Northern Rock as sponsor, as well as signing a new two-year deal to sponsor the shirt.

Coaching staff

Alan Pardew in February 2012
Position Staff
Manager England Alan Pardew
Assistant Manager England John Carver
First Team coach England Steve Stone
Goalkeeping Coach England Andy Woodman
Development Coach Scotland Willie Donachie
Reserve Team Coach England Peter Beardsley
Chief scout England Graham Carr

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Players

First-team

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steve Harper
2 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Coloccini
3 DF Italy ITA Davide Santon
4 MF France FRA Yohan Cabaye
5 DF England ENG Danny Simpson
6 DF England ENG Mike Williamson
8 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie
9 FW Senegal SEN Papiss Cissé
10 MF France FRA Hatem Ben Arfa
11 FW Denmark DEN Peter Løvenkrands
13 MF Algeria ALG Mehdi Abeid
14 DF England ENG James Perch
15 MF England ENG Dan Gosling
16 DF England ENG Ryan Taylor
18 MF Argentina ARG Jonás Gutiérrez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Senegal SEN Demba Ba
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best
22 MF France FRA Sylvain Marveaux
23 FW Nigeria NGA Shola Ameobi
24 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Tioté
25 MF France FRA Gabriel Obertan
26 GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
28 MF England ENG Sammy Ameobi
29 MF Slovenia SVN Haris Vučkić
30 FW England ENG Nile Ranger
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Ferguson
32 FW England ENG Ryan Donaldson
34 DF England ENG James Tavernier
35 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 MF England ENG Joey Barton (to Queens Park Rangers)
17 MF England ENG Alan Smith (on loan to MK Dons)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK England ENG Fraser Forster (on loan to Celtic)
33 GK Sweden SWE Ole Söderberg (to Molde)

Reserves

The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
36 MF England ENG Greg McDermott
37 DF Wales WAL Paul Dummett
38 DF England ENG Jeff Henderson
40 MF England ENG Michael Richardson
45 DF Hungary HUN Tamás Kádár
GK England ENG Jak Alnwick
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Folan
DF Tanzania TAN Patrick Nzuzi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Conor Newton
MF Scotland SCO Bradden Inman
MF Republic of the Congo CGO Yven Moyo
FW England ENG Phil Airey
FW England ENG JJ Hooper
FW England ENG Ryan McGorrigan
FW Faroe Islands FRO Jóan Símun Edmundsson

Youth team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Australia AUS Alex Baird
DF England ENG Michael Hoganson
DF England ENG Michael Riley
DF England ENG Louis Storey
DF England ENG Remie Streete
DF Wales WAL Alex Nicholson
DF Northern Ireland NIR Lee Toland
MF England ENG Marcus Maddison
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Ben Sayer
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Brandon Miele
FW England ENG Dennis Knight
FW England ENG Billy Ions
FW England ENG Dan Taylor
FW Sweden SWE Samuel Adjei
  Jamie Smith

Trialists

The following players came to Newcastle as trialists this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Switzerland SUI Valentin Gjokaj (on trial from FC Luzern)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Martinique MTQ Christophe Lowinsky (on trial from Marseille)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 14 May 2012.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Coloccini 39 1 35 0 1 0 3 1
3 DF Italy ITA Davide Santon 27 0 19+5 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF France FRA Yohan Cabaye 38 5 34 4 2 0 2 1
5 DF England ENG Danny Simpson 40 1 35 0 2 0 3 1
6 DF England ENG Mike Williamson 25 0 21+1 0 2 0 1 0
8 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie 19 2 13+3 1 1 0 2 1
9 FW Senegal SEN Papiss Cissé 14 13 13+1 13 0 0 0 0
10 MF France FRA Hatem Ben Arfa 30 6 16+10 5 2 1 2 0
11 FW Denmark DEN Peter Løvenkrands 12 3 2+7 0 0 0 2+1 3
13 MF Algeria ALG Mehdi Abeid 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 DF England ENG James Perch 28 0 13+12 0 1 0 2 0
15 MF England ENG Dan Gosling 16 1 1+11 1 0+2 0 2 0
16 DF England ENG Ryan Taylor 34 3 23+8 2 0+2 0 1 1
17 MF England ENG Alan Smith 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Argentina ARG Jonás Gutiérrez 40 3 37 2 2 1 1 0
19 FW Senegal SEN Demba Ba 36 16 32+2 16 0 0 2 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best 21 4 16+2 4 2 0 1 0
22 MF France FRA Sylvain Marveaux 10 0 1+6 0 0 0 3 0
23 FW Nigeria NGA Shola Ameobi 30 2 8+19 2 1+1 0 0+1 0
24 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Tioté 24 0 24 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF France FRA Gabriel Obertan 26 1 18+5 1 1 0 0+2 0
26 GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul 42 0 38 0 2 0 2 0
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor 15 0 14 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW England ENG Sammy Ameobi 13 1 1+9 0 0 0 0+3 1
29 MF Slovenia SVN Haris Vučkić 5 0 2+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Ferguson 9 0 0+7 0 0+1 0 1 0
35 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Rob Elliot 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players no longer at the club:
7 MF England ENG Joey Barton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name Premiership FA Cup League Cup Total
1 FW Senegal 19 Demba Ba 16 0 0 16
2 FW Senegal 9 Papiss Cissé 13 0 0 13
3 MF France 10 Hatem Ben Arfa 5 1 0 6
4 MF France 4 Yohan Cabaye 4 0 1 5
5 FW Republic of Ireland 20 Leon Best 4 0 0 4
6 MF Argentina 18 Jonás Gutiérrez 2 1 0 3
FW Denmark 11 Peter Løvenkrands 0 0 3 3
DF England 16 Ryan Taylor 2 0 1 3
9 FW Nigeria 23 Shola Ameobi 2 0 0 2
MF England 8 Danny Guthrie 1 0 1 2
11 FW England 28 Sammy Ameobi 0 0 1 1
DF Argentina 2 Fabricio Coloccini 0 0 1 1
MF England 15 Dan Gosling 1 0 0 1
MF France 25 Gabriel Obertan 1 0 0 1
DF England 5 Danny Simpson 0 0 1 1
- - - Own goal 4 0 0 4
TOTALS 55 2 9 66

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
No. Pos. Name Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK England Steve Harper 0 0
2 DF Argentina Fabricio Coloccini 4 0
3 DF Italy Davide Santon 1 0
4 MF France Yohan Cabaye 7 0
5 DF England Danny Simpson 8 0
6 DF England Mike Williamson 5 0
7 MF England Joey Barton 2 0
8 MF England Danny Guthrie 4 0
9 FW Senegal Papiss Cissé 1 0
10 MF France Hatem Ben Arfa 2 0
11 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 0 0
13 MF Algeria Mehdi Abeid 1 0
14 DF England James Perch 3 0
15 MF England Dan Gosling 2 1
16 DF England Ryan Taylor 5 0
17 MF England Alan Smith 1 0
18 MF Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez 6 1
19 FW Senegal Demba Ba 1 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Best 2 0
21 GK England Fraser Forster 0 0
22 MF France Sylvain Marveaux 0 0
23 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 3 0
24 MF Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté 10 0
25 MF France Gabriel Obertan 0 0
26 GK Netherlands Tim Krul 5 0
27 DF England Steven Taylor 2 0
28 FW England Sammy Ameobi 1 0
29 MF Slovenia Haris Vučkić 0 0
30 FW England Nile Ranger 0 0
31 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 2 0
32 MF England Ryan Donaldson 0 0
33 GK Sweden Ole Söderberg 0 0
34 DF England James Tavernier 0 0
35 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot 0 0
36 MF England Greg McDermott 0 0
37 DF Wales Paul Dummett 0 0
38 DF England Jeff Henderson 0 0
40 DF Hungary Tamás Kádár 0 0

Starting formations

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
Formation League FA Cup League Cup Total
4–4–2 18 0 1 19
4–4–1–1 1 1 1 3
4–2–3–1 12 1 1 14
4–3–3 7 0 0 7

Captains

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 6 May 2012.
No. Pos. Name Starts
2 DF Argentina Fabricio Coloccini 38
18 MF Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez 3
23 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 1

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
2011-05-25 MF Algeria Mehdi Abeid France Lens Free
2011-06-10 MF France Yohan Cabaye France Lille £4,300,000
2011-06-17 FW Senegal Demba Ba England West Ham United Free
2011-06-18 MF France Sylvain Marveaux France Rennes Free
2011-08-09 MF France Gabriel Obertan England Manchester United £3,250,000
2011-08-30 DF Italy Davide Santon Italy Inter Milan £5,000,000
2011-08-30 GK Republic of Ireland Rob Elliot England Charlton Athletic £300,000
2012-01-17 FW Senegal Papiss Cissé Germany SC Freiburg £9,000,000
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £23,850,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
2011-05-25 DF England Sol Campbell Free agent Free
2011-05-25 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi England Oldham Athletic Free
2011-06-16 MF England Kevin Nolan England West Ham United £4,000,000
2011-06-23 MF England Ben Tozer England Northampton Town Free
2011-06-30 MF Northern Ireland Paddy McLaughlin England York City Free
2011-06-30 DF England Matthew Grieve England Ashington Free
2011-06-30 MF England Daniel Leadbitter England Torquay United Free
2011-06-30 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Andy Mogwo England West Auckland Town Free
2011-06-30 MF England Ryan Page England North Shields Free
2011-06-30 GK England Ben Robinson England Trafford Free
2011-06-30 FW England Aaron Spear Iceland ÍBV Free
2011-08-04 MF England Wayne Routledge Wales Swansea City £2,000,000
2011-08-12 DF Spain José Enrique England Liverpool £6,000,000
2011-08-26 MF England Joey Barton England Queens Park Rangers Free
2011-09-16 MF Italy Fabio Zamblera Free agent Free
2011-11-21 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Brighton & Hove Albion £1,000,000
2012-02-15 MF Faroe Islands Jóan Símun Edmundsson Norway Viking Free
2012-04-01 GK Sweden Ole Söderberg Norway Molde Free
  • Total income: Increase ~ £13,000,000

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From Expiry Source

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Until Source
2011-07-16 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Brighton & Hove Albion 2012-01-15
2011-08-05 MF England Michael Richardson England Leyton Orient 2011-09-05
2011-08-11 DF England James Tavernier England Carlisle United 2011-11-05
2011-08-11 ST England Phil Airey Scotland Hibernian 2011-09-26
2011-08-11 MF Spain Xisco Spain Deportivo La Coruña 2012-05-31
2011-08-17 GK England Fraser Forster Scotland Celtic 2012-05-31
2011-09-08 GK England Jak Alnwick England Gateshead 2012-01-01
2011-09-16 MF England Ryan Donaldson England Tranmere Rovers 2011-10-16
2011-09-30 GK Sweden Ole Söderberg England Darlington 2011-10-30
2011-10-06 DF England Jeff Henderson England Gateshead 2011-12-07
2011-10-24 GK England Steve Harper England Brighton & Hove Albion 2011-11-24
2011-11-03 GK Sweden Ole Söderberg England Chesterfield 2011-12-10
2011-11-21 DF England James Tavernier England Sheffield Wednesday 2012-01-09
2011-11-21 FW England Nile Ranger England Barnsley 2012-01-14
2011-12-21 FW England Dan Taylor England Ashington 2012-02-01
2012-01-20 FW England Phil Airey England Gateshead 2012-02-07
2012-01-29 MF England Alan Smith England Milton Keynes Dons 2012-05-31
2012-01-31 DF England James Tavernier England Milton Keynes Dons 2012-04-04
2012-02-10 MF Slovenia Haris Vučkić Wales Cardiff City 2012-03-10
2012-03-02 FW Sweden Samuel Adjei England Hartlepool United 2012-03-31
2012-03-05 DF Wales Paul Dummett England Gateshead 2012-05-31
2012-03-22 FW England Nile Ranger England Sheffield Wednesday 2012-05-31

Competitions

 Win  Draw  Loss  Void

Pre-season

15 July 2011 Darlington 0–2 Newcastle United Darlington
19:45 BST Report Barton 3'
Sa. Ameobi 55'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 9,731
Referee: Colin Webster
20 July 2011 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Newcastle United Kansas City, Kansas, United States
19:30 CDT Report Stadium: Livestrong Sporting Park
Attendance: 16,131
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
23 July 2011 Orlando City 1–0 Newcastle United Orlando, Florida, United States
19:30 EDT Molino 75' Report Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 10,889
Referee: Carlos Sandoval
26 July 2011 Columbus Crew 0–3 Newcastle United Columbus, Ohio, United States
19:30 EDT Gruenebaum Red card 44' Report Sh. Ameobi 8'
Coloccini 51'
Vučkić 90'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,224
Referee: Michael Kennedy
31 July 2011 Leeds United 3–2 Newcastle United Leeds
14:00 BST Kisnorbo 5'
Sam 67'
Paynter 85'
Report S. Taylor 35'
Vučkić 77'
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 20,457
Referee: Andy Haines
6 August 2011 Newcastle United A–A (Score: 0–0 63rd minute due to waterlogged pitch.) Fiorentina Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 12,656
Referee: Mark Halsey

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 38 21 7 10 74 49 +25 70 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 20 9 9 66 41 +25 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
5 Newcastle United 38 19 8 11 56 51 +5 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Chelsea 38 18 10 10 65 46 +19 64 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
7 Everton 38 15 11 12 50 40 +10 56
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Chelsea won the Champions League and thus qualified for the group stage as defending champions, forfeiting their spot in the Europa League as the FA Cup winners. This meant that Tottenham were to compete in the Europa League group stage, since, pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, only four clubs from the Premier League could play in the Champions League.

Results summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultDWWDDWWDWWWLDLLDLWLWWLWWLDDLWWWWWWLWLL
Position107644444433446777777665566666665544555
Source: Fixtures and Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 August 2011 1 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 BST Report Gervinho Red card 76' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 46,894 (3,352 Arsenal)
Referee: Peter Walton
20 August 2011 2 Sunderland 0–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
12:00 BST Bardsley Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 89' Report R. Taylor 62' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,751
Referee: Howard Webb
28 August 2011 3 Newcastle United 2–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
13:00 BST Best 48', 66'
Simpson Yellow card 87'
Smith Yellow card 90+5'
Report Sidwell Yellow card 64'
Dempsey 88'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 42,684 (433 Fulham)
Referee: Kevin Friend
12 September 2011 4 QPR 0–0 Newcastle United London
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,211 (1,279 Newcastle)
Referee: Phil Dowd
17 September 2011 5 Aston Villa 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 BST Agbonlahor 13' Report Best 57' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 34,248
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
24 September 2011 6 Newcastle United 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Ba 27', 30', 54' Report Hoilett 37'
Olsson Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 69'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 46,236 (1,174 Blackburn)
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 October 2011 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Fletcher 88' Report Ba 17'
Gutiérrez 38'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 26,561 (1,350 Newcastle)
Referee: Mark Halsey
16 October 2011 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 BST Ba 48'
Sh. Ameobi 86'
Report Van der Vaart 40' (pen.)
Defoe 68'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 46,420 (2,450 Tottenham)
Referee: Lee Probert
31 October 2011 10 Stoke City 1–3 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
20:00 GMT Walters 75' (pen.) Report Ba 12', 40', 81' (pen.) Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 26,564
Referee: Mike Dean
5 November 2011 11 Newcastle United 2–1 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Heitinga 12' (o.g.)
R. Taylor 29'
Report Rodwell 45+2' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,671 (2,061 Everton)
Referee: Andre Marriner
19 November 2011 12 Manchester City 3–1 Newcastle United Manchester
15:00 GMT Balotelli 41' (pen.)
Richards 44'
Agüero 72' (pen.)
Report Gosling 89' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 47,408 (1,786 away)
Referee: Chris Foy
26 November 2011 13 Manchester United 1–1 Newcastle United Trafford
15:00 GMT Hernández 49' Report Ba 64' (pen.)
Gutiérrez Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 78'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,594 (1,800 Newcastle)
Referee: Mike Jones
3 December 2011 14 Newcastle United 0–3 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 GMT Report Drogba 38'
Kalou 85'
Sturridge 90+2'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,305 (2,987 Chelsea)
Referee: Mike Dean
10 December 2011 15 Norwich City 4–2 Newcastle United Norwich
15:00 GMT Hoolahan 39'
Holt 59', 82'
Morison 63'
Report Ba 45+1', 71'
Gosling Red card 66'
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,816
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 December 2011 16 Newcastle United 0–0 Swansea City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,767 (1,200 Swansea)
Referee: Lee Mason
21 December 2011 17 Newcastle United 2–3 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Ba 34', 81' Report Odemwingie 20'
McAuley 44'
Scharner 85'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,060 (800 West Brom)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
26 December 2011 18 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Newcastle United Bolton
15:00 GMT Report Ben Arfa 69'
Ba 71'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 26,080
Referee: Peter Walton
30 December 2011 19 Liverpool 3–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
19:45 GMT Bellamy 29', 67'
Gerrard 78'
Report Agger 25' (o.g.) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,372 (2,000 Newcastle)
Referee: Lee Probert
4 January 2012 20 Newcastle United 3–0 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Ba 33'
Cabaye 47'
Jones 90' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,299 (3,098 Manchester United)
Referee: Howard Webb
15 January 2012 21 Newcastle United 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT Best 37' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,865 (1,300 QPR)
Referee: Chris Foy
21 January 2012 22 Fulham 5–2 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT Murphy 52' (pen.)
Dempsey 59', 65', 89'
Zamora 68' (pen.)
Report Guthrie 43'
Ben Arfa 85'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,692
Referee: Lee Mason
1 February 2012 23 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Newcastle United Blackburn
20:00 GMT Report Dann 12' (o.g.)
Obertan 90+2'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,817
Referee: Phil Dowd
5 February 2012 24 Newcastle United 2–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT Ba 30'
Cissé 71'
Report Keane 45+5' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 48,569 (1,467 Villa)
Referee: Mark Halsey
11 February 2012 25 Tottenham Hotspur 5–0 Newcastle United London
17:30 GMT Assou-Ekotto 4'
Saha 6', 20'
Kranjčar 34'
Adebayor 64'
Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,176
Referee: Andre Marriner
25 February 2012 26 Newcastle United 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Cissé 6'
Gutiérrez 18'
Report Jarvis 50'
Doyle 66'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,287 (1,562 Wolves)
Referee: Peter Walton
4 March 2012 27 Newcastle United 1–1 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 GMT Sh. Ameobi 90+1' Report Bendtner 24'
Sessègnon Red card 58'
Cattermole Red card 90+6'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,388 (2,650 Sunderland)
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Lee Cattermole was sent off for foul and abusive language after the match ended, and was accredited at the time of the full time whistle.
12 March 2012 28 Arsenal 2–1 Newcastle United London
20:00 GMT Van Persie 15'
Vermaelen 90+5'
Report Ben Arfa 14' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,095
Referee: Howard Webb
18 March 2012 29 Newcastle United 1–0 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMT Cissé 11' Report E. Bennett Yellow card 62'
Whitbread Yellow card 78'
Naughton Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 47,833
Referee: Phil Dowd
25 March 2012 30 West Bromwich Albion 1–3 Newcastle United West Bromwich
16:00 BST Long 52' Report Cissé 6', 34'
Ben Arfa 12'
Williamson Yellow card 69'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 25,049
Referee: Chris Foy
1 April 2012 31 Newcastle United 2–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Cissé 19', 59', Yellow card 30'
Tioté Yellow card 48'
Perch Yellow card 82'
Report Carroll Yellow card 10'
Shelvey Yellow card 17'
Flanagan Yellow card 45'
Reina Red card 81'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,363
Referee: Martin Atkinson
6 April 2012 32 Swansea City 0–2 Newcastle United Swansea
16:30 BST Report Cissé 5', 69' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 19,874
Referee: Howard Webb
21 April 2012 34 Newcastle United 3–0 Stoke City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Cabaye 14', 57'
Cissé 18'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,162
Referee: Andre Marriner
28 April 2012 35 Wigan Athletic 4–0 Newcastle United Wigan
15:00 BST Moses 13', 15'
Maloney 36'
Di Santo 45'
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 22,187
Referee: Mike Dean
2 May 2012 36 Chelsea 0–2 Newcastle United London
19:45 BST Report Cissé 19', 90+4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,559
Referee: Mark Halsey
13 May 2012 38 Everton 3–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
20:00 BST Pienaar 16'
Jelavić 27'
Heitinga 65'
Report Hibbert 73' (o.g.) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,517
Referee: Andre Marriner

FA Cup

Round 3 4
Ground H A
Result 2–1 0–1

League Cup

Round 2 3 4
Ground A A A
Result 2–1 4–3 3–4
25 August 2011 Round 2 Scunthorpe 1–2 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Scunthorpe
19:45 BST Dagnall 15' Report R. Taylor 80'
Sa. Ameobi 112'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,408
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 September 2011 Round 3 Nottingham Forest 3–4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Nottingham
19:45 BST Findley 46'
Derbyshire 66'
Tudgay 114'
Report Løvenkrands 39', 60' (pen.)
Simpson 93'
Coloccini 120+2'
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 10,208
Referee: Lee Mason
25 October 2011 Round 4 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Blackburn
19:45 BST Rochina 5'
Yakubu 64' (pen.)
Pedersen 99'
Givet 120'
Report Guthrie 90+3'
Cabaye 90+6'
Løvenkrands 105+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,682
Referee: Robert Madley

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